This is probably a long shot, but I am looking for anyone with knowledge of an adventure game that was written in Afrikaans called "Alfa Een" (Alpha One) - not to be confused with the Portuguese game "Alfa 1".
The only reference I can still find online to this game is in a page of an archived publication that used to come out in South Africa (ZX Mushroom Club) from April 1987:
Wow, that must be one of the more obscure titles I've seen mentioned round these parts.
Any idea roughly how many copies might have been made/sold?
No idea about the game I'm afraid but good luck with the search - this possibly beats the search for that decades-long obscure Finnish Golf game (that was found eventually) in obscurity terms. Never give up hope though, it might randomly turn up..!
TMD2003 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:23 pm
Eish! Maybe you can tempt it out of hiding with bait made of boerewors.
Biltong also makes good bait for South Africans!
My early Speccy days were in South Africa but I’ve never run into that title. I do recall the ZX Mushroom club. I think one of my Speccy friends was part of the club.
This would be the very first (text?) adventure I've heard about written in Afrikaans, so hopefully it can be found eventually. I've only previously come across games from South African that were written in English.
Thanks for all the replies. I've done some searching but I cannot find anything resembling a ZX Spectrum enthusiast club in South Africa. It's possible that all former ZX Spectrum owners in South Africa have emigrated (ha ha).
Also tried reaching out to a guy on Facebook (stalkish, I know) who has the name and seems to fit the profile of the guy who ran the Mushroom Club but so far no reply.
Unfortunately I remember precious little else about the game itself. It was an illustrated adventure game and surprisingly enjoyable (but then, I was a kid, perhaps it would be awful now).
Well, good luck with your quest!
I've checked it now and actually Google returns some possibly useful links about retro stuff in South Africa (not necessarily Spectrum). Maybe you'll find something useful there???
